Two Geniuses Discuss Gun Control

Michael Moore figures that folks who own guns for personal protection are really just racist (what else would he say on MLK Day?).  Rachel Maddow knowingly mmm-hmms.  I love the way he’s mystified by the cause and effect relationship between gun ownership and crime rates: “if murder rates are so low in your town” he asks, “why do you need to own a gun?” Can they really be that dense? I suspect not. Facts, it turns out, are inconvenient things.

If you’re interested, you can find plenty of statistics to demonstrate that Moore and Maddow are wrong, wrong, wrong.  Here are a couple:

Gun Control Laws Leads to More Crime

Gun Control Fact Sheet

Private Firearms Stop Crime 2.5 Million Times Each Year

If you’re still not convinced that gun control laws are harmful, just print yourself one of these